Naturopathic care for hormones, fertility and pregnancy

A lot of people booking for fertility have been tracking their cycles for months and still are not sure whether or when they are ovulating. A first visit runs 60 to 75 minutes and covers your cycle, how long you have been trying, any previous pregnancies or losses, your prenatal and folic acid, and the foundations: nutrition, sleep, movement, alcohol, caffeine, and stress. Testing is chosen from your history and only where the result would change the next step. That may mean properly timed hormones, a progesterone drawn about seven days before your expected period, thyroid markers, or iron. Partner history matters too, and a semen analysis is often part of the picture. Care runs alongside your MD, NP, midwife, or fertility clinic.

Every plan is individualized, and no particular outcome can be promised.

Pregnancy and postpartum needs change quickly. Nausea, reflux, constipation, fatigue, questions about iron or blood sugar, broken sleep, feeding, recovery, and real uncertainty about which supplements are safe. A first visit runs 60 to 75 minutes and covers where you are in pregnancy or postpartum, who is on your care team, your history, and everything you are taking. Routine prenatal screening stays with your MD, NP, midwife, or obstetrician; I can review results you already have and help you bring questions back to them. Postpartum, testing may include a CBC, ferritin, B12, vitamin D, thyroid markers, or glucose when your symptoms support it. Naturopathic care sits alongside prenatal care, and urgent concerns always go to your prenatal provider.

Every plan is individualized, and no particular outcome can be promised.

A lot of women booking for their periods have already been told their blood work is normal. Normal blood work does not make disruptive symptoms normal, and it does not rule out every possible cause. Heavy bleeding, painful periods, spotting, PMS, and cycles that are irregular or have stopped each point in a different direction. A first visit runs 60 to 75 minutes and covers your cycle in detail, your contraception history, and the foundations. Testing depends on what you are dealing with: a CBC and ferritin for heavy bleeding, TSH or prolactin when the pattern fits, and properly timed hormones only when they answer a specific question. Pelvic imaging or a gynecologist comes in when a structural cause is possible.

Every plan is individualized, and no particular outcome can be promised.

A lot of men book because something has been off for a while: energy is flat, training is not producing what it used to, sleep is poor, libido has changed, or they are planning a pregnancy with a partner. In-person appointments are at either Woodstock location, with virtual visits anywhere in Ontario. A first visit runs 60 to 75 minutes and covers sleep, stress, nutrition, alcohol and other substances, training, sexual health, and fertility goals. Testosterone is tested when symptoms fit, starting with a morning total testosterone. When fertility is the goal, a semen analysis is part of the conversation. A plan builds from protein, strength training, sleep, and fertility-relevant exposures, coordinated with your MD.

Every plan is individualized, and no particular outcome can be promised.

A lot of women booking for thyroid concerns have had a TSH run once, been told it was in range, and left it there. Fatigue, cold hands, hair thinning, constipation, a flat mood. A first visit runs 60 to 75 minutes and covers the foundations along with your full history. Testing starts with blood work: TSH, free T4, free T3, and TPO antibodies, plus ferritin, B12, vitamin D, and a CBC, because low iron and low B12 cause a lot of the same symptoms as an underactive thyroid. Where levothyroxine is warranted it is the right starting point, and naturopathic care supports gland function alongside it. Progress gets measured: we retest at defined intervals.

Every plan is individualized, and no particular outcome can be promised.